oat in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
oat in Marathi मराठी
oat in Tamil தமிழ்
oat in English
- oat⇄adj. oatlike.
- oat⇄expr. feel one's oats, (Informal.)
a. to be lively or frisky.
Ex. The youngster was feeling his oats as he bounced his ball against the side of the house.
b. to feel pleased or important and show it.
Ex. American women are feeli - oat⇄expr. know one's oats, (Informal.) to be well-informed; know one's stuff.
Ex. [He] really knows his oats where skiing is concerned (Elizabeth Nicholas). - oat⇄expr. sow one's oats, to sow one's wild oats; indulge in youthful, carefree, uninhibited pleasures before settling down in life.
Ex. Alberto Sordi plays an Italian fur merchant testing some hopelessly romantic notions about sowing one's oats in Sto - oat⇄expr. sow one's wild oats. See under wild oats.
- oat⇄oat, noun.
1a. Often, oats. a plant whose grain is used in making oatmeal and other cereals and baked goods, and as food for horses and other livestock. It is a tall cereal grass.
b. wild oats (def. 1).
c. oats, the seeds or grains of